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Drama in the languageClassroom

BAHAGIAN PEMBANGUNAN KURIKULUMKEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MAAYSIA

NOV 2009

Taklimat Pendedahan Modul Komponen SasteraBahasa Inggeris Sekolah Menengah Ting 1 dan 4


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B enefits of Drama:Encourages students to speak : Gives confidence and elevates their

shyness

Allows students to communicate, using both verbal and non-

verbal communication

Helps students learn about emotions, problem solving and

relating to other people

B uilds up imaginations and confidence

Stimulates creativity in problem solving

Challenges students perception of their world and about themselves

Provides students an outlet for expressions of emotions,

thoughts and dreams

Helps in the total development of students : builds confidence ,self image, self control and discipline.

Dramatizing a text is motivating and fun


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dramatic play story enactment

imaginationjourneys

games

music dance

Drama Activities


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1. Think of a character in the story.

2. Prepare a simple mime.

3. Mime it to the group.

4. The rest will guess who they are and what they

were saying.

DRAMA EXERCISES


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Im Walking on Clouds

1. Find a space in the room.

2. Take off your shoes if you wish to.

3. You are invited to go on an imaginary walk.

You are invited to walk down a lane into the jungle trail.The surface of the path is smooth and you can walk fast. Asyou walk deeper into the trail, you find that the path is roughwith a lot of tiny pebbles and then you need to hike a little hillwhich is slippery. Next, you descend the hill and walk throughmud. It is sticky and muddy. At this stage, it is very difficult towalk but you walk through the mud and you see a river closeby. You run to the river and wash your feet in the cool watersof the river.


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Monologues

1. Choose a scene from a story.

2. Dramatize the scene individuallyusing different voices for different characters in the story.


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Mime - walking with beastsIn this mime, pupils become creatures in an alien or prehistoricenvironment. They can do this individually, or several can join to formone large animal. Ask them to make their faces ugly, scary or unusual.You will take them through a series of activities:

It is night - they must stay still, so predators cannot seethem, but may make occasional strange noises, as theysleep and dream. Gradually, light begins to grow as the daybreaks - creatures stir and wake. Now fully awake animalsmay move around, mark territory, look for food. Animals

may attack or prey on one another It begins to rain -creatures find a place to shelter


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Silly voicesGive students simple texts to read aloud like advertisements, passagesfrom novels, magazine articles or poems. The catch is that they must usesomeone else's voice. They can combine two or more voices.

As the QueenAs a Teletubby

As someone who is out of breathAs someone who has inhaled heliumAs someone who is drunkAs someone who speaks with the accent of a city or rural person


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In groups of two or three pupils devise

three short scenes based on a title.ExcusesNo SmokingPardon me, but could you...?WaitingEngagedHelp!RoomStuck


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Scenarios for improvisation

These are ideas for scenarios with two performers - so students shouldwork in pairs

Director instructing rather useless, awkward, overpaid actor.Fortune teller and client.Hairdresser and customer Traffic warden and driver about to get a ticket.Married couple watching TV - channel arguments.Casualty - nurse informing family of bad news.Suspect being interviewed by the police.Boss giving employee the sack.

Job interview.


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Good NewsGet Your Hair CutThe Doctor and the PatientCrimeThe BabyKidnapped

GangstersIn the Middle of the NightA Fairy TaleThe Secret FormulaThe Box of ChemicalsThe KeyFire

In the AeroplaneThe Time MachineThe SecretGrandadThe Dream

The Stranger at the Door The Birthday SurpriseRobotsBad NewsShock

In the Year 2100The Haunted HouseWorld War IIThe NightmareGrandmaDivorceMoney, money, moneyIt's just not fair!Why don't you ever listen to me?Dad's mad with you.

Students prepare spontaneous speech


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Funny walksDevise different ways of movingaround the room, such as hopping ,

skipping, crawling , running , slowmotion , in reverse, carrying somethingheavy, hot or cold


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Storytelling gamesPut class into groups of four or five. Place up to three props in their circle, for

example: hat, toy and pen. Give group three minutes to devise a story,

using the props, in which everyone mustutter at least one line.


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PREPARING FOR A PLAY(THE BASIC STEPS FOR PREPARING A

PLAY)Introducing the characters and telling the storyIntroducing the dialogueCasting and character buildingLearning the lines and rehearsingVoice productionStage make-upStage lightingMusic EffectsSound EffectsReflecting and giving feedbackThe final rehearsalThe props and costumesThe performance


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Reflecting and giving

FEEDBACKAsk students to talk in groups

Ask students to think about their performanceAsk students to write a report/reflection of their performance


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USING AIDS IN THE DRAMACLASSROOM?

stimulates interest among students

makes learning concrete

helps students visualize

increases students participation

increases students creativity

increases students interest in languagelearning


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USING MASKS IN THE CLASSROOM

MASKS

variety hideouts

confidencestimulatescreativity


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SAMPLES OF MASKS

Figure 1 Figure 2


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USING PUPPETS IN THE CLASSROOM

Puppetry helpstudents

develop communicationskills develop oral language

and drama skills.

presenting a play

develop interpretiveand comprehension

skills

retell stories

develop creative writingskills

when students writetheir own scripts

learn about art andtheatre

design puppets andother aids


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TYPES OF PUPPETS

Puppets

stick

finger

hand

paper bag

sock

rod

humanette


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Teachers Role

Make teaching and learning of drama funMust be excited and bring life to drama

Encourage students to speak

B uild up students imagination andconfidence

Stimulate creativity among students

Act as role models


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ReferencesBaldwin,P and Fleming, K. (2003) Teaching Literacy Through Drama.London: Routledge Falmer.

http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/drama/drama.htm


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